Johanna Grund

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Johanna Christina Grund (born 17 July 1934 in Breslau – died 13 July 2017) was a German journalist, writer and politician with Die Republikaner (REP).[1] She was a member of the European Parliament between 1989 and 1994.[1]

Grund was a leading member of the REP during the late 1980s and for a time served as deputy leader.[2] However she became critical of the leadership of Franz Schönhuber as REP began to lose ground in elections in the late 1980s.[3] As part of the power struggle Grund, along with Hans Dorn and , briefly gained control of the party journal Der Republikanische Anzeiger in 1990 before being forced out by Schönhuber and instead printing the dissident Deutsche Rundschau.[4] Grund even served as interim leader of the party following Schönhuber's temporary resignation in 1990.[2]

Her opposition to his leadership led to her expulsion from the party, along with fellow MEP Harald Neubauer, after Schönhuber successfully saw off a challenge to his leadership in the summer of 1990.[5] Following the formation of the German League for People and Homeland (DVLH) by Neubauer in January 1991 Grund joined the group along with fellow MEPs and , both of whom had resigned from REP in protest at Schönhuber's leadership.[6] She continued to be involved in the production of Deutsche Rundschau, which became the party organ of DVLH until it was absorbed by Nation Europa in 1994.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Johanna-Christina GRUND". European Parliament. Retrieved 2017-12-05.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Former Nazi Quits as W. German Party Leader, Blaming Extremists
  3. ^ Hans-Joachim Veen, Norbert Lepszy, Peter Mnich, The Republikaner party in Germany: right-wing menace or protest catchall?, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1993, p. 26
  4. ^ Cas Mudde, The Ideology of the Extreme Right, Manchester University Press, 2000, p. 40
  5. ^ Veen, Lepszy, Mnich, The Republikaner party in Germany: right-wing menace or protest catchall?, pp. 26-27
  6. ^ Veen, Lepszy, Mnich, The Republikaner party in Germany, pp. 27-28
  7. ^ Mudde, The Ideology of the Extreme Right, p. 41


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